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Portrait of RUHR 2010-European Capital of Culture [travelvideo.tv]
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From TravelVideo.tv Article

This time, the publication also dedicates four detail-packed pages to Europe’s 2010 Capital of Culture, the industrial heritage region of the Ruhr River valley, represented by the city of Essen.

Until the 1970s Germany’s industrial heartland, the area has undergone a remarkable transformation. Where coal mines, coking plants and smokestacks once spoke of hard physical labour, people today visit gigantic gas storage silos and collieries to see art exhibits, enjoy live music, theatre and movies.

The various sites are linked by bike routes and walking paths along old railroad lines no longer in use and quiet river and woodland trails. With 1,000 industrial monuments, 200 museums, 100 arts centres, 120 theatres, 100 concert venues and 250 annual festivals and fairs - who’d be bored?

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